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, R. W. JONES.

I HORSE COLLAR PROTECTOR. No. 303,224.- Patented Aug. 5, 1884.

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HoRsE-ooLLAR PROTECTOR.

$PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,224, dated August5, 1884.

Application filed J uno 30, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, RICHARD \V. J ONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar and TracePro tectors, of which the following is a specification, reference beingbad therein to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view ofmy invention applied to the hanie and trace. Fig. 2 is a side elevationof the plate, and Fig. 3 is a view of a modification. 7 l

My invention relates to a shaft-plate to be applied at one end to thehame-staple and at the other to the traceclip, or directly to the trace;and it consists of a plate made concave on its inner or under side tofit the collar, with an eye at one end, through which the hamestaple ispassed, and either with a slot or loop for the trace-clip at the otherend. At the thin endis a screw-roller, over which the trace is stitched,as will be hereinafter more fully described. i

In the drawings like letters of reference in dieate corresponding partsin the different views.

Ais the hame, and a. thehamc-staple,which are of the ordinaryconstruction.

B is the trace, and b the traCeclip, (see Fig. 1,) which are also of theusual form.

0 represents the'plate. It is provided at one end with the loop or eyea. This loop 0 projects above the outer or upper surface of the plate,and through it the hams-staple is applied, and thus secured to thehalne. The under side of the plate is made concave to fit the collar,asshown in Fig. 2, and the outer edges are flanged at 0 c to prevent theplate from cutting the collar. W'hen the trace is provided with the clipb, a key-hole slot, 0, is formed in the back end of the plate. The clipis passed through this slot and secured to the trace in any suitablemanner. It is not necessary that the traceclip should be used, however,as instead of the slot 0' the plate {No model.)

may be provided with two rearwardly-projecting arms or lugs, which areperforated or screw-tapped, and a bolt or screw carrying a roller isinserted therein. The trace is then sewed around this roller, and theclip I) is dis pensed with; or the lugs can be connected by a cross-barintegral with the lugs.

It has been customary heretofore to pass the clip through thehaniestaple and then rivet it to the trace, and in what is known as asquare staple to sew the trace into the sta ple, or to sew the trace soas to for1n a loop. and then slide a bolt through it. these methods theclip draws over the collar, and there is great liability of the tracebreak ing at the end of the clip in a short time. These objections areentirely overcome by my improvement. The plate forms a protection forthe collar, and the shaftstrain isrcnioved from both collar and trace.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- V 1. A. sl1aftplatc for hames, concave onits under side, and with a loop or eye projecting from its outer surfaceat one end for the haniestaple, and with a slot or roller-bar at itsother end for the trace or trace-clip, substantially as described.

2. A shaft-plate for hames, concave on its under side, and provided withthe loop 0, the side flanges, c e, and the key-hole slot 0,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the haine A, provided With staple Z1, theshaft-plate, made concave on its under side, and with a loop or eyeprojecting from its outer surface at one end, and with a slot orroller-bar at the other end, and the trace, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signatnrein presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD W. J ONES.

\Vitnesses:

0. V7. SMITH, G. T. HIER.

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